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EDMONTON – The city is looking to curb graffiti vandalism by giving street artists another location to show off their skills.

The first Open Source Street Art free wall opened in Mill Woods last September, as part of a two-year pilot project between the Edmonton Arts Council and the Capital City Clean Up Graffiti management program.

Now, a second free wall is set to open Thursday on the back of the Tire Craft building on Whyte Avenue and 100 Street.

For local street artist A.J.A. Louden the walls are “pretty much paradise.”